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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." (George Santayana)

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June 27, 2005

DATES TO REMEMBER

July 1 - 4                       Riverboat Days

July 1                           Riverboat Days Parade

Sunday, July 3             DeWitt Parade - Family Fun Fest Festivities (The date is a correction from last week.)

The parade starts at 4:00 P.M.  Meet at the High School no later than 3:30 P.M.

Saturday, July 9            Low Moor Days Parade. The parade starts at 3:30 P.M.  Line up at 3:00 P.M.

Tuesday, July 19           Central Committee Meeting         6:30 P.M.

"Framing the Issues"  Workshop  7:00 P.M.

July 23 - 27                   ClintonCounty Fair

Saturday, August 13      Camanche Days Parade

Saturday, August 13      Polly Bukta's Annual Corn Boil

RIVERBOAT DAYS PARADE INFORMATION

Friday, July 1

Starting Time:                                                                  5:30 P.M.

Walking Units:  Meet at the Court House Parking Lot at     5:15 P.M.

Driving Units and Floats:  Line up at 26th   Avenue Northat  4:30 P.M.

We hope to have many marchers with issue signs to demonstrate strong support for the values of the Democratic Party.  Wear your patriotic shirts and caps.

We will have food at Democratic Headquarters following the parade.  Please let Jean Pardee  jmpardee@mchsi.com know how many people you'll be bringing so that we can plan for enough food.

If you'd like to car pool to the Court House, meet at Democratic Headquarters at 4:00 P.M.  That way you’ll get a ride back to enjoy the food and conversation.

NEED HELP WITH YOUR SIGNS?   Democratic Headquarters will be open starting at noon Friday before the parade.  We';ll have materials for making signs

POSSIBLE SLOGANS FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES

Support Our Troops - Bring Them Home; Preserve Life - Help Mothers;

Appropriate Education for All Americans; Save Our Forests from Commercial Interests; Fair Taxes for All Americans;

Invest in American - Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share;

Feed the Hungry; Responsible Family Values;

Democrats Care About Human Beings;

Reclaim Our Inheritance -Preserve the Environment;

Democratic Priorities - Jobs, Education, Personal Freedom;

Protect Freedom - Support the Democrats;

Taxes Are an Investment in Our Future; Democrats Are Patriotic;

Clean Up the Mess in Congress - Vote for Democrats.

We hope you'll help frame the issues.

SUCCESSFUL REPUBLICAN SLOGANS

The Republicans have been successful at using Orwellian language in which their actions are the complete opposite to their slogans.  Many of these are slogans of the Conservative Extremists who have gained control of the Republican Party.

Tax Relief, Right to Life, Clean Sky Initiative, Healthy Forest Initiative            Be Afraid - We Will Protect You, "Leave No Child Behind"           Intelligent Design (Creationism)

BUSH'S NEXT TARGET:  NATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Many of us depend upon National Public Radio and Television for accurate information.  Evidently the Bush Administration doesn't want us to get the truth.  It infuriates me that NPR and NPTV are their next targets.  The U. S. House of Representatives is proposing to reduce federal funding by 45% this year.  This will have a severe impact on the operations of WVIK and IPTV.  Reliable public broadcasting is one of the worthiest places to invest federal funds.

In an unexpected move yesterday afternoon the House of Representatives approved a measure to restore $100 million of funding for NPR, PBS and local public stations. Republican leaders were proposing to slash $200 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  More than one million people signed petitions calling on Congress to reverse course. And over 40,000 made phone calls to their elected representatives. There was a surge of public outrage that couldn't be ignored.

However, the fight isn't over. The Republicans have been trying to destroy Public Broadcasting for years and they'll keep trying.  It's important that you contact your Congressmen and Senators on this issue.  We have demonstrated that this kind of public pressure is important. There are links to our Congressmen and Senators on  our website    For more information you may use the WVIK website  www.wvik.org

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING

(Tuesday, June 21, 2005)

We are very appreciative of the many precinct committee members who each month attend the central committee meetings and keep the activities of the Clinton County Democratic Party moving along.  All year long organization is essential if we-re to successfully elect Democratic candidates and adopt Democratic values into government programs.  We need continual visibility.

Special topics discussed at the June meeting were:  1. The District workshop and the philosophy of ";Framing the Issues".  2.  Participation in parades during July.  3.  Participation in the County Fair.  4.  Planning a CountyWorkshop on Framing the Issues.  5.  Reports by Representative Polly Bukta and Sheriff Rick Lincoln.  6.  Introduction of our Iowa Democratic Party summer intern, Sara Wherry, and two young members of Rick Dickinson's staff, Megan Simpson and Nate Beecher.